MN Wild fan here. We really bottomed out after having a good series against the Blues. Will be rooting for the Ducks in game 7 for sure!

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anaheim ducks!
getzlaf wasn't good in game 6, biting my nails for game 7!

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I wouldn't worry too much about that if I were a Ducks fan. Good players usually rebound after a poor performance. As an example, just look at the Lightning's goalie Bishop's performance last night against the Rangers. A shut out. In game six, on Tuesday, he was pulled after allowing 5 goals in only 26 shots.

Anyway, I hope you have some finger nails left by the end of the game!....

I was more than surprised the Bruins were nudged out of a playoff spot, you guys were were missing Iggy! What a run by The Sens though late in the season, Im sure that didn't help, who saw em coming.

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You're right about missing Iggy. But even more than him, Johnny Boychuk. Many of us Bruins fans are still pissed off that they let him go. Additionally, Tuka Rask was very inconsistent in his performance this season and we don't have a decent back-up goalie.

The Blackhawks comeback in game one was impressive. Trailing with only seven minutes to go, they got the job done. After the first two periods, I really thought the Lightning were going to take game one. The Blackhawks weathered the storm, kept their composure and got the job done.

As I posted earlier, I don't favor either team. I'm just looking forward to some more really good hockey.

For the Blackhawks to win game 4 and also the series, Patrick Kane will have to step up and begin to score goals. Additionally, Crawford is going to have to peform better in net. If those two things don't happen, I think the Lightning will take game 4 and eventually win the cup.

That said, the lightning are well aware of the fact that the Blackhawks have won game 4 in the three previous rounds:

For the Blackhawks to win game 4 and also the series, Patrick Kane will have to step up and begin to score goals. Additionally, Crawford is going to have to peform better in net. If those two things don't happen, I think the Lightning will take game 4 and eventually win the cup.

That said, the lightning are well aware of the fact that the Blackhawks have won game 4 in the three previous rounds:

Yeah the Lightning have done a great job at containing the big guns on the Hawks, these guys better find a way soon. As always Crawford looks a little suspect at times, Bishop is definately winning that battle.

I give the series to The Lightning but I could easily be wrong, with Captain Clutch and the rest of the group battling through these situations and coming out on top so many times in the past, who knows! Should be a good one tonight.

Last time Tampa was in the Stanley Cup final (2004) they beat my team (Calgary Flames) in 7 games. What a heart breaker.

Last time Tampa was in the Stanley Cup final (2004) they beat my team (Calgary Flames) in 7 games. What a heart breaker.

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Yeah,...I can fully understand after losing the Cup in a seven game series. I think that the Flames are really going to continue to improve in the next couple of years. You Flames fans have something to look forward to.

Yeah,...I can fully understand after losing the Cup in a seven game series. I think that the Flames are really going to continue to improve in the next couple of years. You Flames fans have something to look forward to.

That said, enjoy the game, tonight.

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Yeah lots of young talent, I like calgarys chances in the next yew years.

@Telis ...We're pretty damn upset about it. Dougie's the second goal-scoring defenseman we have traded away in the recent past. Johnny Boychuk was the other. For future draft picks that may not work out?

Well, I'm really glad that he's going to a young upcoming team like the Flames. I would have been significantly more pissed if he went to the Habs.

Yeah, I agree, he's going to fit in real well with the Flames. He's young. So, he's going to continue to improve. Here's part of an article about what he'll add to your team:

"The Flames will add him to a defense that already has one of the best top pairings in the NHL in Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie. Add Hamilton to that mix, who is only 22 and already a rising star in the league, and they have what should be one of the best trios in the NHL on the blue line to go with a young crop of forwads led by Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, and Sam Bennett."

@jimH@Telis you two are getting me excited for NFL season. I have high hopes for my Vikings this season. With the Twins doing better and Wolves on their way up and the Wild, things are looking up for MN sports.

It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because discrimination, poverty and ignorance restrict growth, while investments in education, infrastructure and scientific and technological research increase it, creating more good jobs and new wealth for all of us. —Bill Clinton